The new rule requires surgery center registrants to document that “all individuals operating a radiation machine (including fluoroscopy) have read the device’s operating and safety procedures annually.” The documentation should include the individual’s name and signature; date the reading was completed; and initials of the radiation safety officer, according to the report.
Additionally, by May 2015, the ASC Radiation Control Program registrants are required to document medical staff performing fluoroscopically-guided intervention procedures completed eight hours of Category 1 CMEU education in radiation safety awareness and one hour of hands-on fluoroscopy machine training.
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